Grade 3: Mrs. Melynda Skelly-Saldino

Mrs. Skelly-Saldino’s Section

“Short & Sweet”

May 15, 2012

Math: Group 1 (Ch. 11) is focusing on long division sense, division with remainders, two-digit quotients, quotients with remainders, algebraic problems with variables, and problem solving strategies and applications. Group 2 (Ch. 12) is focusing on fractions, equivalent fractions, estimating fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, adding and subtracting fractions, mixed numbers, and problem solving strategies and applications. Group 3 (Ch. 13) is focusing on fractions and decimals, hundredths, fractions and decimals, compare and order decimals, add and subtract fractions, multiplying money, dividing money, problems solving strategies and applications. Group 4 is part of the 5^th grade Math program. They are doing phenomenally well! These students are rocking 5^th Grade Math!!! We will continue to pray for them as they prepare for their big exam next week.

Reading Story of the Week: Fly Eagle Fly: An African Tale

• The children will take their reading test on Friday.

L.A. Emphasis: Students will be focusing on activities and lessons that will be assigned in our reading and cross-curricular units. Students will begin unit 18 in vocabulary.

• Students will be tested on unit 18 in Vocabulary on Thursday.

Religion: The children will finish Chapter 18. This chapter focuses on God’s forgiveness in the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. They will be tested on this chapter on Thursday.

Science/ S.S. (rotating basis): For the remaining weeks, we will be doing fun science experiments and finishing S.S. and Science units.

Important Reminders:

• I hope that everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend! The children worked so hard on their projects and gifts. They could hardly wait to surprise you with them.
• If your child has not returned his or her autobiography/stuffed- person, he or she will have a silent lunch for the rest of the week! This project was due on Friday, May 11^th! (This does not include the parent of a Third Grade girl who has contacted me due to personal reasons).

Spelling Words This Week: monster, surprise, hundred, complete, control, sample, instant, inspect, pilgrim, contrast, explode, district, address, substance, children, merchant, embrace, purchase, curtsy, contract

Loving Letter

Written By: Joshua

Dear Family,

Thank you for sending me to a Catholic school. Thank you for letting me go to Mass. Thank you for giving me a Catholic education. Thank you for all you do for me. You must sacrifice a lot for me. I love you so much and I appreciate all you do. Thank you helping me when I need help. Thank you for sending me to a St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School. You are a wonderful family. God bless you. Thank you so much family. I love you.

Loving Letter

Written By: Jennifer

Dear Mom and Dad,

            I love you more than anything else in the whole entire word. I love you both so much with all of my heart. I will always love you both forever and ever. You are the best parents I’ve ever had. I will always love you no matter what happens. I will never stop loving you the way I do. You mean more to me than anything else I’ve ever had in the whole entire world. I love you more than anything else. I love you more than my stuffed animals.